Tuvalu Road Network from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports provide the road network across Tuvalu, including features tagged with `highway`. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) compiled this data, which was last updated on 2026-05-15. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas typically better mapped than remote ones.

Use Cases

• Plan evacuation routes based on the network of motorways, residential streets, and trails.
• Analyze transportation accessibility based on the hierarchy of road types.
• Perform routing analysis for logistics or services using the connected road network.
• Assess infrastructure coverage by comparing mapped urban and potentially unmapped remote areas.

Strengths

• Includes a comprehensive range of road types, from motorways to footways and trails.
• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats, including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and JSON.
• Sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative global mapping project.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Completeness varies, with remote areas likely being less complete than urban ones.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-collaborative mapping and export via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 10:42:53.469857; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Tuvalu